Martin Pieter Zandvliet

/B.1971

Director, scriptwriter. Born 7 January 1971, Denmark. Martin Zandvliet is a self-taught director and writer. He started out as an editor, working on documentaries for various directors.

Zandvliet's first film as a director, "Angels of Brooklyn" (2002), won a Danish Robert for Best Long Documentary and was chosen for various festivals. He subsequently wrote and directed several short fiction films.

Zandvliet made his feature film debut with "Applause" (2009), winning Paprika Steen several awards for her performance as an actress in distress trying to restore control over her life. "A Funny Man" (2011), a biopic about a famous Danish comedian, became the number one Danish box-office hit of the year.

"Land of Mine" (2015), Zandvliet's third feature film which is based on actual events i Danish postwar history, received a nomination in the Foreign Language Film category for the 2017 Academy Awards.

Registration of festival participation and awards

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